Report: Phillies' Arrieta to have season-ending elbow surgery

Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Jake Arrieta will have season-ending surgery to remove a bone spur in his pitching elbow, The Athletic reported Saturday.

The surgery will happen later this month and the Phillies are hopeful Arrieta will be ready for spring training, per the report.

The 33-year-old was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday.

“I would have liked it to go differently,” Arrieta said earlier this week. “I would have liked to pitch the remainder of the season healthy, but it’s something that I really couldn’t control.

“The spur stayed pretty dormant for seven, eight years, and it decided to give me trouble and get to a size now where this is only option to me getting back to the pitcher that I am. And that’s OK. This is what I have to do.”

Arrieta is 8-8 with a 4.64 ERA in 24 starts this season, his second with the Phillies. He has a 5.76 ERA over his past 13 starts, allowing 84 hits and 25 walks in 65 2/3 innings.

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